Motif
external life bound to a plant object
external_life_bound_to_a_plant_object
A motif of the External Soul and Life-Token family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 8131-8195 confidence: high
The King of the Wood is interpreted as a personification of the tree or oak-spirit; his life or death is in the mistletoe, so the Golden Bough must be broken and probably thrown at him, with Balder cited as a parallel.
The King of the Wood's life or death is said to be in the mistletoe on the oak, so the mistletoe must be broken before he can be slain.
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